This course (The P.E.P 2 course) is specifically and exclusively for Your Service Dog Inc’s P.E.P. (Prospect Evaluation & Placement) Program Puppies and Dogs and it provides a fun learning environment of play as our prospective Service Dogs in Training
begin (continue) to "learn to learn" while acquiring (A more advanced skills)
basic skills and vocabulary.This training course is specifically designed to provide a fun and interactive learning environment that emphasizes play as a tool for building foundational skills and expanding vocabulary.
The course is structured to help Your Service Dog Inc’s P.E.P. (2) Program Dogs (to continue to) "learn to learn," developing cognitive skills that will serve them throughout their lives.
With a focus on positive reinforcement techniques, our prospective Service Dog’s in Training are encouraged to engage with their Human Partner, strengthening their socialization skills and building their confidence.
Along with learning (to maneuver your dog through more advanced response to distractions using the) basic words like sit, stay, and come, the course also covers important topics like proper leash walking, basic grooming, and proper interaction with other dogs, some small animals, birds and humans. The course also includes an introduction to learning tasks and Service Dog work (with more distance, duration and distraction).
By giving Your Service Dog Inc’s prospective Service Dogs in Training an engaging, supportive environment to learn and grow, this course (takes them through a more advanced path)
sets them on the path to becoming happy, healthy and well-adjusted Superior Quality Service Dogs capable of beginning to task and work for the disabled person.
Throughout this course all of the Program Dogs are continually assessed and upon completion of the P.E.P. Program Course each prospective Service Dog will be assessed again with a view to placing the Dog (now beginning to task and work (while creating more in-depth concentration) with a disabled person either as a Service Dog in Training, a Therapy Dog, or an Emotional Support or Awesome Pet Dog depending upon the Dog’s aptitude for Service Dog work and the role in life to which the Dog is deemed to be best suited